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Focusing on Neighbourhood Inequity for Community Safety

Abid Jan — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 23:33:13 +0000

Abid Jan, January 04, 2023. Director Capacity Building at United Way East Ontario 6 articles Published January 4, 2023 The tally of Ottawa-Gatineau’s homicides crept up slightly from 15 in 2021 to 18…

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Only tangible actions can put life in words like diversity, equity, inclusion and social justice

Abid Jan — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 22:57:25 +0000

From 1930s to 1950s, a group of Canadians took racism to court. It was the beginning of the struggle for Black civil rights. The 6 people who refused to accept inequality include Viola…

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Viral Justice: How We Grow the World We Want

Abid Jan — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 22:17:43 +0000

Could systemic racism be dismantled by implementing small changes? Is the violence against persons of color easily solvable? How can society transform through choices a few people make every day? What small…

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Achieving Racial Equity is Not Impossible

Abid Jan — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 21:51:53 +0000

In 1991, the Economist magazine reported the problem of race as one of “shattered dreams.” 1n 1992, Thurgood Marshall said: “wish I could say that racism and prejudice were only distant memories,…

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Social Justice and Canadian Labour Congress

Abid Jan — Sat, 12 Nov 2022 20:32:55 +0000

Just came across the website of the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC). The balanced approach under “Social Justice and Democracy” is impressive: Unlike the criticism of the social justice movement that we started…

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A great role model approach to dismantling structures and barriers

Abid Jan — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 20:12:20 +0000

Racism actively contributed to the development of our systems of ownership, employment, health care, education, and nearly every other aspect of our lives. History has taught us that eliminating discriminatory laws alone…

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Rethinking Philanthropy: Emerging paradigms of social justice

Abid Jan — Sat, 29 Oct 2022 19:39:41 +0000

The pandemic has highlighted the importance of collective action and exposed how existing systems nourish politics of exclusion in which people are treated as disposable. In this broader ecosystem of societal transformation,…

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Putting Equity First

Abid Jan — Sat, 29 Oct 2022 18:23:48 +0000

It’s good news for folks busy in social impact work to know that building equity is now the centre of attention and an international priority for action (https://lnkd.in/eAzWQrfJ). There are a FEW…

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Rethinking Philanthropy: Emerging paradigms of social justice – The Philanthropist Journal

Abid Jan — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 18:28:39 +0000

“A social justice model of philanthropy replaces investment in projects with investment in communities and organizations affected by the very social challenges they are working to solve.”… “more than 70 organizations across…

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Some lessons from social justice grant-making

Abid Jan — Wed, 12 Oct 2022 18:26:32 +0000

Increasingly, funders who consider themselves “progressive” are leaning into social justice frameworks in their grantmaking. But what does that mean, and how can foundations adopt social justice philanthropy practices more intentionally? Social…

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Applying Equity Lenses the Right Way

Abid Jan — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 18:04:15 +0000

Equity lens for Community service organisations. Just like in life reasons don’t count. Its the results that matter. In the community development work, mere talk is not enough. Actions lead to results.…

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Centering Equity in Collective Impact

Abid Jan — Sun, 02 Oct 2022 17:54:57 +0000

A fascinating read: Building equity is now a prerequisite for Collective Impact work. It might sound like a new development. Regardless of our simple approaches to community impact in the past and our…

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International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition

Abid Jan — Tue, 23 Aug 2022 16:41:47 +0000

Today, August 23, 2022 is the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition. This day is observed in memory of all victims of the slave trade and…

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Moving Beyond Diversity Toward Racial Equity

Abid Jan — Fri, 17 Jun 2022 02:54:45 +0000

Here is a great read from Ben Hecht about moving beyond diversity. The lines that stood out for me are: ““…it’s clear that the suite of diversity and inclusion tools and practices…

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How Ottawa’s faith-based groups can strengthen social services

Abid Jan — Wed, 15 Jun 2022 15:12:02 +0000

The Hollyer House in Bells Corners is a compelling example of how this can work. It’s a community hub set to feature mixed-use affordable housing, community programming, a food cupboard and a women’s shelter.…

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Overcoming racism to advance economic opportunity

Abid Jan — Sun, 10 Apr 2022 20:52:36 +0000

We have so much to learn from others’ good work without reinventing the wheel. Thanks to Covid, since the pandemic, there has been an encouraging focus on equitable economic recovery. However, this…

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How can we tackle systemic racism and build equity in the workplace?

Abid Jan — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 01:35:57 +0000

Every institution needs to follow the PSAC’s lead or come up with an alternative (if an association doesn’t exist or is biase) to ensure this: “…Now more than ever, our union is…

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Inequity and Us

Abid Jan — Tue, 20 Oct 2020 21:19:07 +0000

What looks and feels normal during a particular age is not always normal. The inequity in Ottawa took me on a journey into the past. What I came to know made me…

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